Filed To Story: Returning to Her Not-So-Poor Family
Then, someone picked up a plate of leftovers and dumped it right on the carpet.
“Uncle, wait!” Olga was shocked, but it was too late to stop it.
The other relatives followed suit, some stubbing out their cigarettes on the carpet, some pouring soup on the plants.
Olga felt dizzy.
Suddenly, someone accidentally knocked over an antique while wreaking havoc.
Ironically, the antique fell where there was no carpet, and with a loud crash, it shattered into pieces.
The entire hall went quiet.
“This antique is worth three million dollars.”
Hearing the waiter’s words, Olga felt weak in the knees and dizzy.
Zachary, seeing the outrageous behavior of his family, was immediately disgruntled with their manners, but Yoli had gone to the restroom and hadn’t returned yet.
Olga summoned Demetrius, and the waiter called the supervisor.
“I’m sorry, Mr. Melton, but you really have to pay for this,” the supervisor, after hearing what happened, noted. “The antique is three million dollars, the plant is two hundred thousand dollars, and the carpet is fifty thousand dollars. We can provide the original purchase receipts. If you don’t pay, we’ll have to call the police.”
“Kris, it’s all a misunderstanding.” Demetrius tried to make nice with the supervisor, but it didn’t work.
“Our CEO is also dining here today. If he gets wind of this, you know the consequences.”
Upon hearing this, Demetrius felt a sense of impending doom.
They said the CEO, Romeo, was ruthless. If anyone caused trouble on his turf, their days were numbered!
“Demetrius, didn’t you book the whole restaurant? What are you afraid of?”
“Besides, we know Demetrius is loaded. A few million is nothing to him! Who are you underestimating?”
Demetrius wiped the sweat from his forehead and spotted Zachary not far away. He quickly said, “Hold on a moment.” Then he went to seek help from Zachary.
“Son–in–law, I really need your help with this! You know, I don’t have that much cash on hand right now.”
But Zachary looked a bit uncomfortable. “To be honest, I don’t have much money left in my bank account either.”
“Could you maybe help cover some of it? Some of the relatives have lived in the countryside all their lives; they’re not used to this kind of place, and they didn’t mean to cause trouble.”
Zachary glanced in the direction of the restroom. Yolanda still hadn’t returned. He really didn’t want to take on this responsibility, but Demetrius kept calling him son–in–law, almost begging.
Demetrius even said, “Yoli’s grandma said that when she gets better, she’ll give all her shares to Yoli as a dowry. Marrying Yoli will make you proud.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“So what are you hesitating for?” Demetrius continued to press.
But Zachary was just a college freshman, easily swayed by Demetrius. Finally, he spoke his mind: “I can only provide thirty thousand dollars; that’s all I have left in my bank account.”
“Alright, then transfer the thirty thousand dollars to my account, and I’ll send it to them.“.
Although Zachary was reluctant, he eventually transferred the thirty thousand dollars.
After Demetrius had paid the compensation, those relatives still wanted to argue with a few waiters about who was right or wrong. Demetrius hurriedly pulled them away
“Demetrius, you’re really too kind, letting these unfriendly folks step all over your
“Even though we, the Melton family, are loaded, we can’t let them act so recklessly!”
“If you can’t confront them because of your status as a tycoon, let me handle it! I can totally deal with these people!”
Demetrius was extremely embarrassed. He put his hands together and pleaded in a soft voice, “I invited you all for dinner today, firstly to celebrate Yoli’s good grades and secondly to introduce her fiance to you in advance. He’s still here. Could you give me a break and stop causing a scene?”
Everyone suddenly remembered Zachary’s existence and instinctively looked at him.
Zachary was sitting alone at the table, drinking red wine. Thinking about how expensive tonight’s dinner was made him feel upset.
Meanwhile,
Yolanda was captivated by two handsome men. Even though she didn’t know their names, one glance at them filled her mind with images of them. One looked like the celebrity David, and the other was also breathtakingly handsome; she couldn’t help but want to get to know them.
She pretended to go to the restroom and found that there were people guarding all the elevators and even the fire stairwell.
With no other options, she had to move toward the spiral staircase on the other side.
There was no one guarding this staircase, and just as she was about to step on the first step, a waiter appeared and stopped her.
“Sorry, miss, you can’t go up there.”
Yolanda retracted her foot, maintaining a decent smile, and calmly said, “I’m looking for the restroom.”
“The restroom is 100 meters to the left.”
Yolanda kept her elegant smile and gently asked, “Can I ask, is David having dinner here today?”
“Sorry, we can’t reveal the privacy of the guests.”
“Can you answer another question for me? A handsome man went upstairs just now; he looks a lot like my friend. Can you tell me his name? If it’s my friend, I’ll go up and say hi.”
The waiter looked at her, thinking to himself, He’s heard this excuse many times.
What? She failed to get close to David, so now she’s trying to get close to their boss? This girl was too much!
Thinking this, the waiter still calmly said, “Sorry, miss, I can’t accommodate your request.”
Yolanda glanced in the direction of the upper floor, not knowing when that handsome man would come down. If she could know his identity, that would be great.
If not, if she could attract David’s attention, whether it was by becoming David’s girlfriend or entering the entertainment industry in the future, it would be all good and no harm!
After grabbing a bite, Alma noticed Serena was still missing. She put on a concerned face and said, “Serena hasn’t come back; I’ll go check on her.”
She got up and headed towards the restroom, which was about fifty yards from the dining area.
Reaching the restroom door, she knocked and sweetly called out, “Silly sis, are you okay in there?”
The restroom door was flung open angrily, and Serena splashed all the water from her hands onto Alma’s face.
Although Alma managed to block some of it with her hand, some water still got onto her makeup.
“You meanie!” Serena, after splashing the water, was ready to slap Alma hard!
But Alma effortlessly caught her wrist and said, “You really think you’re some kind of princess?”
She gave a cold laugh and arrogantly said, “If it wasn’t for Auntie’s pity, you’d be on the streets like a homeless person by now! You can’t even afford tonight’s dinner, let alone bossing me around!”
“You!” Serena was so angry that she was grinding her teeth but couldn’t find the words to retort. Her face turned red with anger!
“Do you really think the Collins family would side with you, an outsider, over one of their own?” Alma looked at her with a gleeful smile, as if mocking her lowly status.
Martha, who came out of the restroom with Serena’s dress, couldn’t help but say, “Ms. Alma, please let go; you’re hurting Serena!”
Before Alma could reply, Martha added with a stern face, “Otherwise, I’ll have to record this and show it to the master and mistress.”
“You’re really loyal to her!” Alma let go disdainfully, brushing off her hands as if touching Serena was a dirty act.
Serena saw all this and was furious.
“Serena, I’ll settle our scores slowly. Don’t leave this house too soon, or it won’t be fun!” As Alma was about to enter the restroom, she deliberately bumped into Martha’s shoulder and glared at her. “And you!”
Old grudges and new hatred–it’s all going to be settled!
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